Jonathan "Joni" Montiel Caballero (born 3 September 1998) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

Club career

Montiel was born in El Pozo del Tío Raimundo,

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. He joined

's youth setup in 2010 at the age of 11. He made his senior debut on 25 October 2015, starting with the reserves in a 1–1

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home draw against Fútbol Alcobendas Sport. Montiel was first included in a first team matchday squad at the age of 17, remaining an unused substitute in

's 3–1 loss at neighbours

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in the last 32 second leg of that season's

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, advancing on the

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. Four days later, he featured in a

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game for the first time, playing the final ten minutes in place of

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as the team lost 10–2 at

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; aged 17 years and 108 days, he became the youngest player ever to appear for the club in an official match, surpassing Isi by 32 days. On 24 April 2016, Montiel scored his first senior goal, netting the second for the B's in a 3–0 home win against

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. In the 2016 summer, after the main squad's

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, he was definitely promoted to José Ramón Sandoval's team. On 30 January 2018, Montiel signed a new three-year contract with Rayo and was immediately loaned to

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. On 31 August, he moved to

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also in a temporary deal. Montiel managed to feature in one league match for

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's main squad before returning to Rayo in July 2019; he was subsequently assigned to the main squad in

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. He scored his first professional goal on 8 March 2020, netting his team's last goal before the

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in a 3–2 home loss against

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

. On 2 September 2020, after staying more than 20 days without training due to rejecting Rayo's renewal offer, Montiel extended his contract with the club until 2024. He featured in 23 league matches during the campaign, scoring once as his side returned to the top tier after a two-year absence. On 28 July 2021, Montiel was loaned to

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in the second division, for one year. On 14 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league team

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, also in a temporary deal. On 10 August 2023, Montiel joined

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on loan for the

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season. In January 2024, his loan was cut short and he moved to fellow league team

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also in a temporary deal.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Rayo Vallecano profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montiel, Joni 1998 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Rayo Vallecano B players Rayo Vallecano players CD Toledo players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo de La Coruña players Real Oviedo players Levante UD footballers Real Valladolid players Burgos CF footballers Spain men's youth international footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen